Ellen DeGeneres is making a TV show for Portia De Rossi... awww

By Sam| 8 years ago

It will not surprise you to learn that being married to one of TV's most beloved people has its perks: adorable Labrador puppy Ellen Degeneres is producing a TV pilot starring her actress wife Portia De Rossi.

It will not surprise you to learn that being married to one of TV's most beloved people has its perks: adorable Labrador puppy Ellen Degeneres is producing a TV pilot starring her actress wife Portia De Rossi.

The Smart One is a half-hour, multi-camera (that means it's shot in the "live on stage" style of The Big Bang Theory, as opposed to the more realistic look of 30 Rock) comedy pilot being made for US network ABC.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the project "centres on a brilliant and successful woman who begrudgingly goes to work for her less-brainy but more popular sister — a former beauty queen, weather girl and now mayor of a big city".

One of the sisters will be played by Portia, though it's not yet known which one — though TVFIX's money would be on the "former beauty queen" part.

There's no guarantee The Smart One will ever make it to TV, though Portia's work in Arrested Development and Better Off Ted proves she's a comedy ace, and Ellen is beloved by everyone, so we'll keep our fingers crossed.